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Discontinuity in Second Language Acquisition : The Switch between Statistical and Grammatical Learning / Stefano Rastelli.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Second Language AcquisitionPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781783092468
  • 9781783092475
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P118.2 .R38 2014
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Second Language Acquisition Facit Saltus ('Takes a Leap') -- 2. Discontinuity as Chunks Feed into Grammar -- 3. Discontinuity in the Maturing and in the Adapting Brain -- 4. Discontinuity and the Neurocognition of Second Language -- 5. Statistical Learning of a Second Language -- 6. Parts of L2 Grammar That Resist Statistical Learning -- Conclusions -- References -- Index
Summary: With a particular focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process and thus that some items might be learned twice, statistically and grammatically. It argues that the switch from one way of learning to another is statistically-driven and grammatically motivated. The volume brings together and discusses insights and evidence from learner corpora analysis and electrophysiological data in an attempt to provide the reader with a unified outlook and it suggests a new, developmentally-oriented interpretation of findings. The topics discussed will be of interest to researchers working in the field of psycho- and neurolinguistics and SLA.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Second Language Acquisition Facit Saltus ('Takes a Leap') -- 2. Discontinuity as Chunks Feed into Grammar -- 3. Discontinuity in the Maturing and in the Adapting Brain -- 4. Discontinuity and the Neurocognition of Second Language -- 5. Statistical Learning of a Second Language -- 6. Parts of L2 Grammar That Resist Statistical Learning -- Conclusions -- References -- Index

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With a particular focus on the morphosyntactic features of second language, this book discusses the idea that language acquisition is a discontinuous and 'quantized' process and thus that some items might be learned twice, statistically and grammatically. It argues that the switch from one way of learning to another is statistically-driven and grammatically motivated. The volume brings together and discusses insights and evidence from learner corpora analysis and electrophysiological data in an attempt to provide the reader with a unified outlook and it suggests a new, developmentally-oriented interpretation of findings. The topics discussed will be of interest to researchers working in the field of psycho- and neurolinguistics and SLA.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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